JP2012240797A - Paper holder and printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper holder and a printer which allow a set of printed papers to be extracted easily without worsening its paper arrangement.SOLUTION: A paper holder 50 includes a first sheet 52 which is mounted on a paper ejection tray of a printer 10 and in which the ejected papers are put on the upper side, a second sheet 54 which is stacked on the first sheet 52 from above and pinches the papers together with the first sheet 52, and a biasing member 56 which biases the first sheet 52 and the second sheet 54 in a direction where both sheets come closer so that the papers are pinched between the first sheet 52 and the second sheet 54. The printer 10 includes a paper ejection tray 14 which can mount the paper holder 50. The paper ejection tray 14 is rotatably held around a paper ejection tray end part 14M on the paper ejection port side of a printer body 10M.

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper holder and a printer placed on a paper discharge tray.

  In order to stack and store the sheets discharged from the printer, a sheet discharge stand is often provided on the sheet discharge port side of the printer main body. When a large number of printed sheets are discharged from the printer and stacked, the sheets are normally stacked on the discharge table in a state where the sheets are aligned well (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-232864 A

  By the way, when taking out a large number of stacked sheets from the paper discharge tray of the printer, the sheet weight is large, so it is necessary to press and hold the sheet with a large force in the thickness direction, and the pressing force is insufficient. Paper alignment deteriorates. Since the printing surface becomes slippery after printing on the paper, this deterioration is likely to occur. When it is necessary to invert the paper, the deterioration of the paper alignment becomes more remarkable.

  As a countermeasure, Patent Document 1 proposes that a storage container for storing discharged paper is provided and the storage container can be carried. However, when transporting the storage container or taking out the paper from the storage container, there is still a problem that paper alignment deteriorates.

  In addition, when performing large format printing such as A2 size and B3 size, in addition to being heavy, the size of the large size causes the carrier's hand holding the paper to move away from the trunk. For this reason, compared with the case where the center of gravity is close to the body, it is difficult for the transporter to apply a force for holding the sheet bundle during transport, and it is difficult to achieve balance, and this problem has become prominent.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a paper holder and a printer that can easily take out printed paper without deteriorating paper alignment.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first feature of a paper holder according to the present invention is a paper holder placed on a paper discharge tray of a printer, wherein the discharged paper is placed on the upper side. The first plate member is overlapped with the first plate member from above, and the second plate member sandwiches the sheet with the first plate member, and the first plate member and the second plate member sandwich the sheet. There is provided an urging means for urging the first plate member and the second plate member in a direction to approach each other.

  A second feature of the paper holder according to the present invention is that a paper support portion in which one of the first plate material and the second plate material extends from one side edge portion toward the other first plate material or the second plate material. The other of the first plate member and the second plate member is formed with an insertion portion through which the paper support portion is inserted, and the paper support portion is supported by the paper support portion when the paper support portion is at the lower side. It is characterized by being made possible.

  A third feature of the paper holder according to the present invention is that a hand-holding portion that is manually held is provided on an upper portion of the holder when the paper support portion is on the lower side.

  A first feature of the printer according to the present invention is that the paper holder according to claim 1 can be placed, and a paper discharge tray that receives paper discharged from a paper discharge port of the printer main body, and the paper discharge tray, A pivot holding mechanism that pivotably holds around the end of the paper discharge port on the paper discharge port side, and the rotation holding mechanism discharges the position of the paper discharge table from the paper discharge port. It is possible to switch between a paper receiving position where the paper is received by the paper discharge stand and a paper holder taking-out position where the paper discharge stand end on the paper discharge direction end side is located below the paper receiving position.

  According to the first feature of the paper holder according to the present invention, a paper holder that can easily take out printed paper without deteriorating paper alignment is realized.

  According to the second feature of the paper holder according to the present invention, even when the paper holder that holds the paper is erected, that is, when the paper support is positioned on the lower side, the paper is supported with a simple configuration. Can be reliably supported by the department.

  According to the third feature of the paper holder according to the present invention, the user can carry the paper holder holding the paper in the state in which the paper holder is held in the standing direction.

  According to the first feature of the printer of the present invention, the paper discharge base is positioned at the paper receiving position, the paper holder is assembled after receiving the paper, and the paper discharge base is rotated to the paper holder extraction position. Thus, the paper holder holding the paper can be easily taken out from the paper discharge table, and it is not necessary to take measures to reinforce the paper discharge table in consideration of taking out the paper holder.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing that a sheet is held by a sheet holder in order to transport sheets stacked on a sheet discharge unit in the printer according to the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, (a) is a side view showing a state in which the paper is received by the paper discharge unit, and (b) is a downward rotation of the paper discharge unit in order to take out the paper holder holding the paper from the paper discharge unit. FIG. In 1st Embodiment, (a) is the elements on larger scale of Fig.2 (a), (b) is the elements on larger scale of FIG.2 (b). In the first embodiment, (a) is a perspective view of a retracting mechanism for retracting an engaging convex portion, and (b) to (d) are all partially enlarged perspective views of (a). FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the paper holder according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing that the paper holder that holds the paper in the first embodiment can be carried. It is a back perspective view of the 2nd board | plate material which comprises the paper holder of 2nd Embodiment. In the second embodiment, (a) is a side cross-sectional view of a paper discharge unit disposed at a paper receiving position, and (b) is a partially enlarged view of (a).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the second and subsequent embodiments, the same components as those already described are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  It should be noted that the drawings are schematic and dimensional ratios and the like are different from actual ones. Therefore, specific dimensions and ratios should be determined in consideration of the following explanation. Moreover, it is a matter of course that portions having different dimensional relationships and ratios are included between the drawings.

  Further, in the following description, an example in which large format printing using A2 size or B3 size as the paper is described will be described, but the present invention is also applicable to normal size paper. In addition, the printer described in the following embodiment is a printer that performs printing by stencil printing or inkjet, for example, but may be other types of printers, and the type of printer is not particularly limited in the present invention.

[First Embodiment]
First, the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating that a sheet is held by a sheet holder in order to carry sheets (sheet discharge) stacked on a sheet discharge unit in the printer according to the present embodiment. 2A is a side view showing a state in which the paper is received by the paper discharge portion of the printer, and FIG. 2B is a view showing the paper discharge portion being lowered to take out the paper holder that holds the paper from the paper discharge portion. It is a perspective view which shows having rotated. 3 (a) is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2 (a), and FIG. 3 (b) is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2 (b).

  The printer 10 of the present embodiment includes a paper discharge table 14 that receives the paper S discharged from the paper discharge port 12 of the printer main body 10M, and the paper discharge table 14 around a paper discharge table end 14M on the paper discharge port side. And a rotation holding mechanism 16 for holding the rotation.

  The sheet discharge table 14 is a flat sheet discharge table main body 20 on which a sheet holder 50 (to be described later) can be placed, and a side fence 22L that stands on the sheet discharge table main body 20 and supports the discharged sheets S from both sides. , 22R and end fences 24L, 24R for supporting the discharged paper S on the end side in the discharge direction. In the present embodiment, the side fences 22L and 22R and the end fences 24L and 24R are detachably erected on the discharge tray main body 20, and the erection position is set in accordance with the dimensions of a sheet holder 50 described later. Has been.

  Further, the discharge tray main body 52 is formed with a hole-shaped or concave-shaped biasing member insertion hole portion 26 and a biasing member concave portion 27 (see also FIG. 4) in which a biasing member 56 described later is inserted.

  The rotation holding mechanism 16 includes a flat plate-like engaging member that engages with both sides of the paper discharge tray main body 20. As shown in FIG. 3 (see also FIGS. 4A and 4D), an engagement convex portion 32 protrudes on one side of the discharge table main body 20 so as to be able to protrude and retract. An engagement hole 30 that engages with the engagement protrusion 32 is formed in the engagement member 30 disposed on one side. The other side of the discharge tray main body 20 has the same configuration. Note that the shape of the engaging projection 32 is advantageously a truncated cone from the viewpoint of inducing engagement, and is preferably a short cylinder from the viewpoint of reducing the stroke amount of the lever 42.

  As the engagement hole portion 31, the engagement convex portion 32 is engaged so that the paper discharge table 14 is positioned at a position for receiving the paper S discharged from the paper discharge port 12 (hereinafter referred to as a paper receiving position). The hole 31M, the engagement hole 31L with which the engagement protrusion 32 engages at the position where the paper discharge table 14 is rotated downward from the paper receiving position (hereinafter referred to as the paper take-out position), and the paper discharge table 14 An engagement hole portion 31U that engages with the engagement convex portion 32 is formed at a position that is rotated upward from the sheet receiving position and stored close to the printer main body 10M side (hereinafter referred to as a storage position). At the paper receiving position, the paper discharge tray end portion 14E on the paper discharge direction end side is positioned slightly below the paper discharge tray end portion 14M on the paper discharge port side (see FIG. 2A). The side fences 22L and 22R and the end fences 24L and 24R may be configured to be folded when the paper discharge tray 14 is positioned at the storage position.

  FIGS. 4A to 4D are perspective views for explaining a mechanism for causing the engaging protrusion 32 to appear and disappear. The paper discharge table 14 is provided with a projecting / retracting mechanism 34 for projecting and retracting the engaging convex portion 32 on both sides of the paper discharge table main body 20. The retracting mechanism 34 includes a manual operation portion 36 that extends toward the discharge direction end of the paper discharge tray main body 20, a rod-like engagement member 38 having an engagement convex portion 32 at the tip, and the manual operation portion 36 and the rod-like engagement member. , And a wire 40 that connects the terminal 38 to the terminal 38. The rod-like engaging members 38 are respectively arranged on both sides of the paper discharge table 14.

  The manual operation unit 36 includes a lever 42 on which a user puts a finger other than the thumb and a handle unit 44 on which the thumb is put. The wire 40 is connected to the lever 42 and the rod-like engagement member 38, and the ends of the wire 40 are directed in different directions by being hooked on the fixing pin 18 of the paper discharge table 14. The rod-like engagement member 38 is urged by a compression coil spring (not shown) in a direction protruding from both sides of the paper discharge table 14.

  With this configuration, when the user applies a gripping force to the lever 42 and the handle portion 44 when the engaging convex portion 32 is engaged with any of the engaging holes 31U, 31M, and 31R, the wire 40 Is pulled, and the engaging convex part 32 is retracted and detached from the engaging hole part 31. Further, when the user does not apply force to the lever 42 by removing the finger from the lever 42 or the like, the engaging protrusion 32 protrudes and can be engaged with any of the engaging holes.

(Paper holder)
Hereinafter, the paper holder 50 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the paper holder, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing that the paper holder holding the paper is in a portable state, that is, in a standing state.

  The paper holder 50 is superposed on the first plate member 52 from above and the first plate member 52 placed on the paper discharge tray 14 disposed at the paper receiving position, and the paper S is placed between the first plate member 52 and the first plate member 52. A biasing member 56 that biases the first plate member 52 and the second plate member 54 toward each other so that the sheet S is sandwiched between the second plate member 54 and the first plate member 52 and the second plate member 54. It is equipped with. Therefore, when the paper discharge tray 14 is disposed at the paper receiving position, the paper S discharged from the printer 10 is placed on the upper side of the first plate member 52 and stacked. The material of the first plate member 52 and the second plate member 54 is, for example, a resin member such as a plastic having relatively high strength and light weight, but may be made of metal such as stainless steel.

  Side fence recesses 62L and 62R into which the side fences 22L and 22R enter respectively are formed in the first plate member 52. The positions of the first plate member 52 in the side direction W (see FIG. 1; the direction perpendicular to the paper discharge direction F) are defined by the side fence recesses 62L and 62R. The first plate member 52 is formed with side fence recesses 64L and 64R into which the end fences 24L and 24R respectively enter. The positions of the first plate member 52 in the paper discharge direction F are defined by the side fence concave portions 64L and 64R.

  Thus, by forming the side fence concave portions 62L and 62R and the end fence concave portions 64L and 64R, the first plate member 52 is shaped to have a notch. In addition, the sheet S discharged from the sheet discharge port 12 can be stacked in a state of being aligned with the sheet discharge table 14 without arranging the first plate member 52 on the sheet discharge table 14. The same applies to the second plate material 54.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which the end fences 24L and 24R are arranged on both sides of the center position in the side direction W of the first plate member 52, respectively, but one end fence is arranged at this center position. It is good also as a structure.

  The second plate 54 has a paper support 68 that extends from the side edge on the discharge direction end side toward the first plate 52. In the present embodiment, the paper support 68 is composed of three plate-like parts. The first plate member 52 has a paper support part insertion hole 70 through which the paper support part 68 is inserted. With this configuration, when the paper support portion 68 is set to the lower side (bottom side) in a state where the paper S is sandwiched between the first plate member 52 and the second plate member 54 by the urging force of the urging member 56, the paper S is It can be supported by the paper support 68. The second plate 54 may have a paper support 68 and the first plate 52 may have a paper support insertion hole 70.

  The urging member 56 is, for example, a band member with a detachable hooking tape attached to the first plate member 52 and the second plate member 54. Note that the end may be fixed to one member (for example, the first plate member 52) and attached to the other member (for example, the second plate member 54) with a removable tape.

  Further, a hand holding portion 74 (see FIG. 6) that is manually held is provided at the side edge portion of the first plate member 52 on the sheet discharge port side and the side edge portion of the second plate member 54 on the sheet discharge port side. Yes. Accordingly, the hand-carrying portion 74 is located on the upper side of the paper holder 50 when the paper support portion 68 is moved downward with the paper holder 50 holding the paper S therebetween.

  The hand-held portion 74 includes a first extending portion 76 (see also FIG. 1) extending from the side edge portion of the first plate member 52 on the paper discharge port side to the paper discharge port side, and a paper discharge portion of the second plate material 54. And a second extending portion 78 (see also FIG. 1) extending from the side edge portion on the exit side to the paper discharge port side at two locations. An insertion hole 80 is formed in each of the first extension portion 76 and the second extension portion 78, and a flexible hand-carrying member 82 (for example, a leather member) on which a user's finger can be hung is inserted in the insertion hole 80. ) Can be inserted. The hand holding member 82 is provided with, for example, a detachable latching tape, and the hand holding member 82 can be easily made endless after insertion.

  In addition, the 1st extension part 76 and the 2nd extension part 78 may be made into the shape where a finger | toe is directly hung.

(Function, effect)
Hereinafter, the operation and effect of the present embodiment will be described. First, the paper discharge table 14 is arranged at the paper receiving position. Then, the first plate material 52 is placed on the paper discharge tray main body 20. At that time, the side fences 22L and 22R enter and contact the side fence recesses 62L and 62R, respectively, and the end plates 24L and 24R enter and contact the end fence recesses 64L and 64R, respectively. Place.

  As a result, the positions of both sides of the first plate member 52 are defined by the side fences 22L and 22R. Further, at the sheet receiving position, the sheet discharge tray end 14E on the sheet discharge direction end side is positioned slightly below the sheet discharge outlet end 14M on the sheet discharge port side, so that the first plate member 52 is caused by its own weight. The positions in the paper discharge direction are defined by the end fences 24L and 24R.

  Thereafter, when printing is performed by the printer 10, the paper S discharged from the printer 10 is stacked on the upper surface of the first plate member 52.

  After the predetermined number of sheets S are stacked, the second plate 54 is overlaid on the first plate 52 from above. At that time, the paper support portion 68 is inserted into the paper support portion insertion hole 70. Then, the urging member 56 is inserted into the urging member insertion hole 26 or inserted into the urging member recess 27 to be attached to the first plate member 52 and the second plate member 54, and the first plate member 52 and the urging force are attached to the first plate member 52 and the second plate member 54. The sheet S is sandwiched between the second plate material 54. Further, the hand holder 82 is inserted into the insertion holes 80 of the first plate member 52 and the second plate member 54 to make them endless, thereby completing the assembly of the paper holder 50. As a result, the paper S is nipped by the paper holder 50 in a state where the paper S is aligned. In this state, the paper holder 50 is supported by the end fences 24L and 24R, and the end fences 24L and 24R serve as stoppers for the paper holder 50.

  Next, the manual operation unit 36 is put on a finger and grasped. At that time, a finger other than the thumb is hung on the lever 42 and the handle portion 44 is hung with the thumb. As a result, the lever 42 is pulled toward the near side, and the engaging convex portion 32 is retracted and detached from the engaging hole portion 31. At this time, since the user holds the manual operation unit 36, even if the engagement is disengaged in this way, it is possible to prevent the discharge table 14 from rapidly rotating downward.

  After the disengagement, the user slowly rotates the discharge table 14 downward using the weight of the paper holder 50 and the discharge table 14. Then, by engaging the engaging convex portion 32 with the engaging hole portion 31L, the paper discharge table 14 is positioned at the paper take-out position. As a result, the sheet discharge tray end 14E on the sheet discharge direction end side is positioned below the sheet receiving position. At this time, the end fences 24L and 24R act as a stopper for the paper holder 50, and the paper holder 50 is prevented from dropping.

  Note that the hand support member 82 may be inserted into the insertion hole 80 in an endless state in a state where the paper discharge stand 14 is positioned not at the paper receiving position but at the paper take-out position. The member 82 can be easily inserted.

  Then, the paper holder 50 is lifted through a finger through the hand-holding member 82 and conveyed to a predetermined position.

  Accordingly, the paper S can be transported to a predetermined position in a state where the paper S is aligned without strongly grasping both sides of the paper manually. This means that when further printing is performed on the back side that is not printed, the paper holder 50 is placed at a predetermined position of the printer 10, the urging member 56 is removed, and the first plate member 52 is removed, thereby removing the paper S. The sheets S can be reversed in the aligned state and can be easily arranged at a predetermined position in a short time, which has a great effect.

  Further, since the paper S is sandwiched between the first plate material 52 and the second plate material 54, even when the paper holder 50 is oriented in the standing direction during transportation or storage (that is, the paper support portion 68 is lowered). The sheet S is prevented from being bent and deformed by its own weight.

  Further, the paper holder 50 can be taken out by positioning the paper discharge tray 14 at the paper take-out position. Therefore, when the paper holder 50 is taken out, the paper holder 50 is prevented from interfering with the end fences 24L and 24R, and protection measures and reinforcement measures for the end fences 24L and 24R in consideration of taking out the paper holder 50 are not performed. It will be over. Further, when the paper holder 50 is taken out, it is possible to prevent a large load from being applied to the paper discharge table end 14E on the paper discharge direction end side of the paper discharge table 14, so that the paper discharge table 14 in consideration of taking out the paper holder 50 can be avoided. There is no need for reinforcement measures.

  In addition, side fence recesses 62L and 62R and end fence recesses 64L and 64R are formed in the first plate 54 in accordance with the standing positions and dimensions of the side fences 22L and 22R and the end fences 24L and 24R. Thus, the sheet S discharged from the sheet discharge port 12 is aligned with the sheet discharge table 14 without arranging the first plate member 52 on the sheet discharge table 14, that is, without using the sheet holder 50. It can be stacked. When the number of printed sheets is small, it is advantageous not to use the paper holder 50 because the printing process can be performed in a short time without trouble.

  Further, the paper holder 50 is provided with a hand holding portion 74. By holding the paper holder 50 in the hand holding portion 74, the paper S sandwiched between the paper holders 50 is vertically oriented (the direction in which the paper holder 50 stands up). Can be transported in a directed state.

  Further, when the second plate material 54 is overlapped with the first plate material 52, the paper holder 50 is assembled by inserting the paper support portion 68 through the paper support portion insertion hole 70, and the paper holder 50 holding the paper S is removed. When facing in the standing direction, the sheet S can be supported by the sheet support portion 68 with a simple configuration. Even when the holding force of the paper S by the urging member 56 is small, the paper support portion 68 can reliably prevent the paper alignment state from being deteriorated.

  Also, by preparing a plurality of paper holders 50 and assembling the paper holders 50 immediately after printing and moving them from the paper discharge table 14, the time required to move the paper S from the paper discharge table 14 is shortened. be able to. Then, when it is necessary to leave the printed paper S for a while, it can be transported to the storage place and placed as it is, and the paper holder 50 is erected (the paper support 68 is on the lower side). ).

  In the above embodiment, the gear acting as a damper is rotated in the one-way direction so that the sheet discharge table 14 rotates slowly when the sheet discharge table end 14E on the sheet discharge direction end side is lowered. It is preferable to provide the holding mechanism 16.

  Further, when the user presses a print command button when the first plate member 52 is not arranged, the user may be notified to arrange the first plate member 52 by voice or illumination. Furthermore, a configuration may be adopted in which when a predetermined number of prints are finished, the user is informed that the sheet holder 50 is assembled by overlapping the second plate material 54 by voice or illumination. In these cases, for example, such an audio device or a warning light is provided, and this is controlled by a control unit (not shown) of the printer 10.

  Further, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, an air vent hole 86 may be provided in the second plate member 54. Thereby, when the 2nd board | plate material 54 is piled up on the 1st board | plate material 52, it can overlap | superpose smoothly and the weight reduction of the 2nd board | plate material 54 can also be achieved. Further, an air vent hole 86 may be formed in the first plate member 52. The shape of the air vent hole 86 can be various shapes such as a circle and an ellipse.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the first extending portion 76 extending from the side edge portion of the first plate member 52 at two locations and the second plate member 54 so as to easily carry a bundle of large sheets S having a large weight. Although the example which provided the hand-carrying part 74 which has the 2nd extension part 78 extended at two places from a side edge part was demonstrated, when a weight and a dimension are small, it extends only at one place from the center of a side edge part. You may make it the structure which takes out.

  In addition, the first extension portion 76 and the second extension portion 78 may be formed of a flexible member. Furthermore, the first extension portion 76 and the second extension portion 78 are detachable in place of the first extension portion 76 and the second extension portion 78. It is good also as a detachable hand-held part comprised with a latching-type tape.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the second plate member 54 has the sheet support portion 68, and the first plate member 52 is described with an example in which the sheet support portion insertion hole 70 through which the sheet support portion 68 is inserted is formed. However, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the first plate member 52 has the sheet support portion 68 and the sheet support portion insertion hole 70 through which the sheet support portion 68 is inserted is formed in the second plate member 52.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the first plate member constituting the paper holder of the present embodiment. FIG. 8A is a side sectional view of the paper discharge unit disposed at the paper receiving position, and FIG. 8B is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

  In the paper holder 90 of the present embodiment, an engaging portion 94 that protrudes in an L shape is formed on the back surface side (discharge tray side) of the first plate member 92, and is formed on the discharge tray 96 of the printer of the present embodiment. A locking hole 98 into which the locking portion 94 is inserted is formed. With this configuration, the locking portion 94 is inserted into the locking hole 98 and the paper holder 90 is locked.

  As a result, compared to the first embodiment, at the paper take-out position, the paper discharge platform end 14E is lowered to a lower position, that is, the paper holder 90 is brought closer to the standing direction, and the paper holder 90 is further taken out. Even if it is easy, the fall of the paper holder 90 is reliably prevented.

  In this embodiment, since the end fences 24L and 24R do not need to support the paper holder 90 at the paper take-out position, the end fences 24L and 24R may be configured to be slidable in the paper discharge direction F.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Printer 10M Printer main body 12 Paper discharge port 14 Paper discharge stand 14E Paper discharge stand edge part (one side edge part)
14M discharge tray end 16 rotation holding mechanism 50 paper holder 52 first plate material 54 second plate material 56 biasing member 68 paper support portion 70 paper support portion insertion hole (insertion hole)
74 Hand-carrying portion 90 Paper holder 92 First plate member 96 Paper discharge tray S Paper

Claims (4)

A paper holder placed on the output tray of the printer,
A first plate on which the discharged paper is placed on the upper side;
A second plate member that is superimposed on the first plate member from above and sandwiches paper with the first plate member;
An urging means for urging the first plate member and the second plate member toward each other so as to sandwich the sheet between the first plate member and the second plate member;
A paper holder characterized by comprising: One of the first plate member and the second plate member has a paper support portion extending from one side edge portion toward the other first plate member or the second plate member,
On the other of the first plate member and the second plate member, an insertion portion for inserting the paper support portion is formed,
The paper holder according to claim 1, wherein the paper can be supported by the paper support part when the paper support part is set to the lower side.   The paper holder according to claim 2, wherein a hand holding portion that is manually held is provided on an upper portion of the holder when the paper support portion is on the lower side. A paper discharge tray capable of placing the paper holder according to claim 1 and receiving paper discharged from a paper discharge port of the printer body;
A rotation holding mechanism for holding the discharge table so as to be rotatable around the end of the discharge table on the paper discharge port side;
With
The rotation holding mechanism determines the position of the discharge table,
A paper receiving position for receiving the paper discharged from the paper discharge port at the paper discharge stand;
A paper holder taking-out position where a paper discharge stand end on a paper discharge direction end side is located below the paper receiving position;
A printer characterized in that it can be switched between.

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